More and more people are to spend their retirement overseas. The magazine International Living at the countries people most wanted to to. The researchers said Greece is the best place for 2026. The magazine has its Annual Global Retirement Index. This looked at the things that important for older people who wanted to in another country in their golden years. These climate, the cost of living, healthcare, and housing. It is the first time Greece has the number-one choice for retirees. Spain and Portugal usually the most popular choices. Panama, Costa Rica, and Thailand also in the top-ten list for 2026.
Jennifer Stevens, executive editor of International Living, said Greece what many people were for. She said the country "beautiful, welcoming, and affordable". She added that it "a lifestyle that rich in every sense". The Greek Reporter website many expats choose Greece because of its beauty. It reported that retirees can from thousands of kilometres of spectacular coastline, endless sunshine, diverse countryside, picturesque islands, and dramatic mountains. One retiree, Leena Horner, the USA four years ago to live in Greece. She the Greek attitude of life slowly and the "daily connection with nature".
